ABOUT US We are a highly professional body working for the last forty-six years in the field of quality publication. We publish a wide variety of quality books ranging from works of fiction to books on medical sciences and cutting edge technology for all segments of the society and for all age groups. We publish moderately priced books. We publish in 18 Indian languages, including English. The languages covered are: Asamiya Manipuri Bangla Marathi English Nepali Gujarati Oriya Hindi Punjabi Kannada Sindhi Kashmiri Tamil Konkani Telugu Malayalam Urdu On an experimental basis select titles for children have been translated also into Bhili, Gandi, Santhali and some north-eastern languages, such as Ao Naga, Garo, Khasi and Mizo. We pay special attention to those genres of publishing which, despite their importance, have not been adequately covered in India. These relate to popular science and other information material for the general reader, including books on different facts of the country. We have so far published approximately 13,000 titles, including originals, reprints and translations in English and the Indian languages. We publish books in the following broad categories India - The Land and the People Young India Library Popular Science Aadan Pradan [translations of notable works] Indian Classics Folklore National Biography Nehru Bal Pustakalaya [children’s literature] Books for Neo- Literates World Literature Continuing Education Series Braille General We also work as the nodal body for the promotion of Indian books and for the dissemination of book culture in India We organise book fairs/exhibitions throughout the country at various levels—local, regional and national level. The biennial New Delhi World Book Fair—the largest book fair in the Afro-Asian region—is a well-attended and professionally organised book fair held in the country. The first World Book Fair was held at Windsor Place, New Delhi in 1972. We have so far organised 15 World Book Fairs, 26 National Book Fairs and 38 regional book fairs. The 16th New Delhi World Book Fair is scheduled to be held from 14 to 22 February 2004 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The New Delhi World Book Fair attracts more than 1000 participants both from within the country and overseas. We also participate in various international book fairs by displaying a cross-section of select Indian publications brought out by various Indian publishers. We make books available at the doorsteps of the people through mobile exhibitions. So far we have organised around 4000 mobile exhibitions. We have established approximately 35,000 Book Clubs throughout the country. Members of the Club can avail of a special discount on our publications and a special rebate on postal charges. We provide assistance to authors and publishers for the publication of reasonably priced books for higher education and for books on medical sciences. We organise seminars and workshops for those involved in the development, production and marketing of books; authors’ meets and other literary activities such as book release functions from time to time. Our National Centre for Children’s Literature (NCCL) is a nodal agency to monitor, coordinate, plan and aid the publication of children’s literature in various Indian languages. The NCCL has developed a library-cum-documentation centre of children’s literature organises workshops, seminars and exhibitions promotes the reading habit at the school level by encouraging the setting up of Readers’ Clubs conducts surveys and takes up research work relating to children’s literature So far over 25,000 Readers’ Clubs have been set up The National Book Trust, India (NBT) was formally constituted in August 1957 as an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The corporate office of NBT is based in Delhi. It was Jawaharlal Nehru independent India’s first Prime Minister who conceived the idea that, with scientific, technological and industrial development, book reading must also be widely propagated to develop the general calibre of the nation. A great author and lover of books himself Nehru initiated a nation-wide movement to promote the reading habit by fostering bookmindedness. The concept of bookmindedness was totally different from the expansion of education and literacy during the post-independent days. And this how National Book Trust, India came into being within ten years of India’s independence. Broadly, the aims and objectives of the NBT are as follows: to produce and to encourage the production of good literature and to make such literature available at moderate prices to the public; in furtherance of the above objective, to publish, more particularly books of the following types in English, Hindi and other languages recognised in the Constitution of India:   the classical literature of India; outstanding works of Indian authors in Indian languages and their translation from one Indian language to another; translation of outstanding books from foreign languages; outstanding books of modern knowledge for popular diffusion; to bring out book lists, arrange exhibitions and seminars and take all necessary steps to make the people bookminded; to establish or promote the formation of regional book trusts in different parts of the country with objectives similar to those of the Trust. The objectives, activities and achievements of the NBT are reviewed from time to time and are designed to meet new challenges that arise in the promotion of the reading habit. Our publications are available at Head Office A-5 Green Park New Delhi – 110 016 Telephone: 91-11-26564020, 26564540, 26564667 Fax: 91-11-26851795, 26854688 E-mail: nbtindia@ndb.vsnl.net.in Website: www.nbtindia.org.in Cottage/NBT Book Counter Central Cottage Industries Emporium Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan Janpath New Delhi – 110 001 Telephone: 91-11-23321909, 23326790 Ext: 216 Western Regional Office Municipal Urdu Primary School Babula Tank Cross Lane Mumbai – 400 009 Telephone and Fax: 91-22-23720442 Southern Regional Office Hall No.1 BDA Shopping Complex Banashankari II Stage Bangalore – 560 070 Telephone and Fax: 91-80-6711994 Eastern Regional Office 5A, Bhawani Datta Lane Kolkata – 700 073 Telephone and Fax: 91-33-2413899 NBT-Cottage Book Shop Central Cottage Industries Emporium 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road Kolkata – 700 013 Telephone: 91-33-2283205, 2284139 NBT Book Counter National Rail Museum Chanakyapuri New Delhi – 110 021 NBT Book Counter First Floor of Visitors’ Lounge (Eastern Wing), T-II Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi – 110 037